1878 animal deaths

right|thumb|240px|Crowds look on as Obaysch rests in the London Zoo in this 1852 photograph taken by [[Juan, Count of Montizón.]] right|thumb|240px|Hippopotamus Polka sheet-music cover Obaysch (1849? – 11 March 1878) was the first hippopotamus seen in Great Britain since prehistoric times, and the first in Europe since Ancient Rome. He was captured on an island on the White Nile when he was less than one year old. His name is derived from the name of the island.